Guide-clamp.



No. 814,138. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

R. VOM GLEPP, Ja- 6: O. P. BENEDICT.

GUIDE CLAMP. APPLIGATIOH nun my 31, 1005.

WMQQMZG M W ZZM UNITED STATEgS PikTENT OFFICE.

ROBERT VOM CLEFF, JR, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY. AND CHARLES F. BENEDlCT, OF BRO OKLYN. NEW YORK.

GUIDE-CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application filed May 2!},1965. Serial Ho, 263,3 74.

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Be it known that we, ROBERT VGM CLEFF, Jr., a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson, State of NewJersey, and CHARLES F. BENEDICT, aresident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, citi- ZBIIS of the United States, have jointly invented a certain new and useful Guide-Clamp, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to guide-clamps for cutting belting and the like. Its organization comprises means for tightly clamping a belt and the like in place and guiding a knife or other cutting device to sever the same.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a plan view of the invention with a piece of belting clamped in place. Fig. 2 shows an enlarge end view and partial section of Fig. 1 on the line :0 (l3. F'g. 3 is a front view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a section of Fig. 3 on the line an ac. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view and partial axial section of a knife arranged to be used in the device.

A base is shown at A, which has extending therefrom the gripping-pins a, the ost or bolt B, and the stop C. It is notche on one of its side faces at a and a and has bolted thereto the support A with the bolts (1- forming a groove A adjacent to one of the edges of the upper face of the base, securing clearance for any cutting-tool that may be used with the device.

The post B is threaded for a portion of its length cm its end, and its surface for a portion of its length next adjacent to the upper face of the base A is smooth. A wing-nut D fits the threaded end of the post B, and the lower portion of its barrel d is sli htly larger in diameter than the said post audios a flange or rejecting collar (1.

n angular guide-rail E, with the vertical member a and horizontal member e, is held in position over the base A. It has the slot 6* or the post B and the notch e for the stop C. It carries a threaded. pin E with a wingnut E and the member 6 is generally cut away, as shown at e, for the wings of the nut D. An adjustable uide bar F with a straight and smooth e gef coacts with and is pivoted, by means of the pin f to the memor e of the said guide-rail E and carries the guide-brace G on the pivot g. The said race G has at its free end the slot 9, by means of which it can be clamped to the said with the A clamp member 6 of the guiderail E threaded in E and wing-nut E H partial y encircles the base A and carries the clam ingscrew H, that is arranged to bear on t 1e member 6 of the guide-rail E and prevents the latter from becoming disenga ed from the base A.

he knife is shown with the blade I, that is bolted to the tang J with the bolts i, and a handle K is shown at the end of the said tang. The essential feature of the knife is the U- shaped supporting-flange L, that is bolted to the blade and tang with the bolt M and jamnut N, a pin or preventing the knife, tang, and flange turning on one another. 7

To use the invention, a piece of belting O or other material is laced on the base A, and the guide-rail E is p seed on the said belting. The slot 6 is engaged with the post B, and the notch a with the stop C, the edge f of the guide-bar F having been fixed in place at right angles to the guide-rail E and the longitudinal edge of the belt located in line with the edgef of the guide-bar. Next the wingnut D and bolt II are screwed down, when the ripping-pins a will engage the belt 0 and l iold it firmly in place. Then the knife or other cutting-tool, with its U-shaped flange L bearin on the verticalmember e of the guide-rai is moved along the same, and the cutting edge of the knife severs the belt in a straight line at right angles to the edge f of the guide-bar F.

Having described our invention, we (:l&1m

1. In a uide clarnp thecomblnation of a base, a gui e-rail, means to adjustably secure the latter to the base to hold the material to be operated upon in place, and an adjustable guide-bar pivoted on said guide-rail.

2. In a guide-clam the combination of a base having a groove in its upper face near an edge thereof, a guide-rail adj ustably secured to the top face of the base and parallel to the said groove, and an adjustable guide-bar co acting with said guide-rail.

3. In a guide-clamp the combination of a base, a support on one of its sides secured over a notch thereon, a uide-rail adjustably secured on top face of t e base, and an ad justable guide-bar pivoted on said guide-rail.

4. In a guide-clamp the combination of a base havin a oove on one of its edges, a post exten ing om the top face of the base,

a guide-rail over the base arranged to be held in position on said post, an adjustable guidebar coacting With to secure the guide-rail and base together.

5. In a guide-clamp the combination of a base, having a groove on one of its edges, a threaded post extending from the top face of the base, and a nut for the post, a guide-rail over the base arranged to be held in position on said post, an adjustable guidebar pivoted on said guide-rail, a guide-brace pivoted to the guide-bar, means to connect the free end of the guide-brace and the said uidc-rail and a clamp to secure the guide-raifand base together.

6. In a guide-clamp the con'ibination of a base, having a groove at one of its top edges, gripping-pins extending from its top face, a support on one of its sides secured over a notch thereon, a threaded post extending from the top face of the base, an angular guide rail with a horizontal and vertical member over the base, and having an opening in its horizontal member fitting over the said post, a nut on the post to clamp the said guide-rail in place, a guide-bar pivoted to the horizontal men'iber of the guide-rail, a guidebrace pivoted to the guide-bar and having a slot in its free end, a threaded pin extending from the horizontal member of the guide-rail, to engage the slot of the guide-brace, a nut on the latter pin, a stop-pin extending from the base to engage a notch of the uide-rail, and a clamp to engage the said. gui e-rail and base.

7. In a guideelamp the combination of a base, gripping-pins extending from its top 1 l i said guide-rail, and means face, to grip the material to be cut, a support on one of its sides secured. over a notch thereon, a threaded post extending from the top face of the base, an angular guide-rail with a horizontal and vertical member over the ase, and having an opening in its horizontal member fitting over the said post, a nut on the post to clamp the said guide-rail in place, a guidebar pivoted to the horizontal member of the guide-rail, a guide-brace adjustably connecting the guide-bar and guide-rail, and a clamp to engage the guide-rail and base.

8. In a guide-clamp the combination of a base, gripping-pins extending from its top face, a support on one of its sides over a notch thereon, bolts connecting the support and base, a threaded post extending from the top face of the base, an angular guide-rail with a horizontal and vertical member, the vertical member arranged to support a flange of a cutting-tool and guide the same, and the said horizontal member having a slot to engage the said post, an adjustable guide-bar pivoted to the said horizontal member, a guide-brace pivoted to the wide-bar and means at its free end to be thereby clainped to the guide-rail, a clamp to engage the said guide-rail and base With a piece of belting between their accompanying faces.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 25th day of May, A. I). 1905.

ROBERT VOM CLEPF. .m. [11.8,] CHARLES r. BENEDICT. [a Witnesses M. O. MILNoR, MYRoN H. Coox. 

